Dropped connections

[rmousigian]

Users are experiencing random drops to different NW6 drives. When this occurs logging back in does not restore--the client needs to restart the machine.

 

[Novell1234]

Hello,

May need some more information to assist with this one...for instance...Are these drive mappings we are referring to?...what is the client release and service pack?..are the workstations pointing to the server or router for the gateway?...

Good luck...al Al Larger

http://www.supportnetinc.net

Netware & Groupwise CNE

 

[rmousigian]

Drive mappings disappear and the client is unable to reconnect until they logout of the machine or reboot. These are mostly W2K machines running 4.83 sp1 w/all the patches put on them. The gateway is a router.

 

[Novell1234]

Everyone of just a few?...is this during busy times? morning or at night?.. what is the server utilization at that time? Al Larger

http://www.supportnetinc.net

Netware & Groupwise CNE

 

[rmousigian]

Random number of clients at random times. Utilization on the servers is usually in the single digits. I disabled IPX hoping that it would help but I don't see any improvement. I run GroupWise6 and ZFD4 and am installing agents on client machines.

 

[Novell1234]

Well,

You may have already done this...but making sure they are all plugged into a switched backbone as well as the server could eliminate any doubt....not sure if i can offer much more assitance with this issue...have been running both of the products you mentioned with no related issues..

Thanks and good luck..al Al Larger

http://www.supportnetinc.net

Netware & Groupwise CNE

 

[Dimar]

Hi rmousigian, have you found a solution yet? We have the same problem on a Netware 6.0 SP2 cluster. Users are experiencing random drops to different NW6 drivemappings.

 

[rmousigian]

I disabled the gigabit network ports and letting everything run through the 10/100 nics. I've updated the Broadcom Gigabit drivers but I'm gonna see if the problem is with the switch. I should be able to tell by Tuesday or Wednesday if this has solved the problem.

The drive mappings being dropped are off of 2 Dell 4600's.
Gigabit connection to an HP 5372 w/ Gig Module.

 

[michigan]

rmousigian -

I had something very similar a while back. At the user's PC, (properties under the network card >> Advanced Tab) I had to change the MEDIA TYPE from "Hardware Default" to "Autoselect". Weird. All PCs had DELL - 3C920 NICs - yet only a hand full had these connection issues.

Drivers, patches, software... pretty much everything was identical and up-to-date.

Seemed to have fix the issues, but provided no true answer to the problem.



Good Luck.